document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=1099793>Question 1099793</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> A square piece of glass has an area of 16 square centimeters. How long is each side of the piece of glass? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #714277 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=math_helper><B>math_helper(2461)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=math_helper><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=math_helper><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=714277\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> The area of a square is the length of one of its sides squared:\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "   <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+A+=+s%5E2+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+A+=+s%5E2+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" >   \r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "So you have  <BR>\n" );
document.write( "<IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=+16+=+s%5E2+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"+16+=+s%5E2+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > and want to find s.   To do that, you must take the square root of both sides:<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "Ans:  Each side is <IMG STYLE=\"max-width:80%;\" SRC=/cgi-bin/plot-formula.mpl?expression=highlight%284cm%29+ ALIGN=MIDDLE  ALT=\"highlight%284cm%29+\"   DISABLED_style= \"max-width:90%; height:auto;\" > </SPAN>\n" );
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